Skating Destination

More Olympians blur borderlines

They’re talking about American gymnastics in the most interesting accents these days at the U.S. Olympic trials.

Longtime NBC sportscaster Charlie Jones dies

Charlie Jones , the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer dated to the beginning of the American Football League in 1960, has died.

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The International Skating Union and U.S. Figure Skating announced today the skater selections for the 2008 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, which will begin Oct.

Concordia at the Eureka Science Festival 2008, June 13 - 15

The Faculty of Arts and Science presents SIMPLICITY IN COMPLEXITY Origami, Science and Technology JUNE 13TH to 15TH, 2008 On the Quays of the Old Port of Montreal What do figure skaters and spacecraft have in …

Take a Family Approach to Fitness Skating
The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthy weight and overcoming childhood fitness issues is taking a whole-family approach. Skating and other fitness activities were a family…

Jump and Spin with Jo Ann, Marion and Larisa
Jo Ann Schneider Farris, Marion Ennis Curtis and Larisa Gendernalik are creative both on and off the ice. These ladies are all coaching professionals for ice and inline figure skating,…

Courtney Rolls Into An Equipment Sponsor
Competitive inline figure skating is an expensive venture, but Courtney Lynn Donovan of Fountain Valley, California now has some help with equipment expenses thanks to Arthur Lee of Double L’s,…

S3 Supergirl Jam Attracts Super Inline Skaters
The 2nd Annual S3 Supergirl Jam is an all-female action sports competition that will bring more than 100 of the world’s top pro inline skaters, surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders to…

Courtney Rolls Into An Equipment Sponsor
Competitive inline figure skating is an expensive venture, but Courtney Lynn Donovan of Fountain Valley, California now has some help with equipment expenses thanks to Arthur Lee of Double L’s,…

Movie Script Rewritten to Include Rollerblading Actor
When the popular (and really cute) Indian actor, Shahid Kapur, discovered inline skating while shooting Kismet Konnection in Canada, the film’s director, Aziz Mirza added a new musical scene to…

2008 Men’s USA Inline Hockey World Team
The USA Women’s World Team is already in place, and now the following male athletes have qualified for the USA Men’s Inline Hockey World Team at the recently concluded team…

Little Inliners Can Try Skating Day Camps
While your big kids are in school activities, team sports and away at residential camps, parents can take the little ones to skating school. This is a great way to…

Take a Family Approach to Fitness Skating
The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthy weight and overcoming childhood fitness issues is taking a whole-family approach. Skating and other fitness activities were a family…

Movie Script Rewritten to Include Rollerblading Actor
When the popular (and really cute) Indian actor, Shahid Kapur, discovered inline skating while shooting Kismet Konnection in Canada, the film’s director, Aziz Mirza added a new musical scene to…

Local man shapes competition skating in northern Michigan (Charlevoix Courier)
Once just a couple of kids enjoying a sport on the fringe, entrepreneur John Curtis is now on the cusp of molding the future of competition skating throughout northern Michigan.

83 Year-Old Rolls from Sydney to Canberra
Elle Halliwell of the Sunday Telegraph reports that 83 year-old Tony Stevens is skating all the way from Sydney to Canberra in Australia. He has been rolling for more than…

World figure skating champion Asada to train under Russian coach Tarasova (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
World figure skating champion Mao Asada said Tuesday she will train under famed Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova.

Catching some air (St. Charles Journal)
Ryan Prewitt photo — Christian Heinz of Troy performs a trick in one of the skating bowls Saturday at the St. Charles County Youth Activity Park in Dardenne Prairie. The skate park, which is the biggest in the state, hosted a national skateboarding day celebration over the weekend. Organizers said they expected the event to draw up to 600 people.

S3 Supergirl Jam Attracts Super Inline Skaters
The 2nd Annual S3 Supergirl Jam is an all-female action sports competition that will bring more than 100 of the world’s top pro inline skaters, surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders to…

Little Inliners Can Try Skating Day Camps
While your big kids are in school activities, team sports and away at residential camps, parents can take the little ones to skating school. This is a great way to…

Jump and Spin with Jo Ann, Marion and Larisa
Jo Ann Schneider Farris, Marion Ennis Curtis and Larisa Gendernalik are creative both on and off the ice. These ladies are all coaching professionals for ice and inline figure skating,…

Speedskating: Japanese city to host 2010 world meet

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships have been moved from Finland to Japan.

Longtime NBC sportscaster Charlie Jones dies

Charlie Jones , the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer dated to the beginning of the American Football League in 1960, has died.

Movie Script Rewritten to Include Rollerblading Actor
When the popular (and really cute) Indian actor, Shahid Kapur, discovered inline skating while shooting Kismet Konnection in Canada, the film’s director, Aziz Mirza added a new musical scene to…

S3 Supergirl Jam Attracts Super Inline Skaters
The 2nd Annual S3 Supergirl Jam is an all-female action sports competition that will bring more than 100 of the world’s top pro inline skaters, surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders to…

83 Year-Old Rolls from Sydney to Canberra
Elle Halliwell of the Sunday Telegraph reports that 83 year-old Tony Stevens is skating all the way from Sydney to Canberra in Australia. He has been rolling for more than…

Take a Family Approach to Fitness Skating
The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthy weight and overcoming childhood fitness issues is taking a whole-family approach. Skating and other fitness activities were a family…

Three Peat (Clinton Recorder)
DEEP RIVER - Here are a few scenarios to ponder: LeBron James in college; Bobby Orr skating on a pair of good knees; Ted Williams’ career home run total if he played for the Yankees and didn’t go off to war during his prime; and Kate Paul’s senior tennis season at Valley Regional.

2008 Men’s USA Inline Hockey World Team
The USA Women’s World Team is already in place, and now the following male athletes have qualified for the USA Men’s Inline Hockey World Team at the recently concluded team…

Speedskating: Japanese city to host 2010 world meet

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships have been moved from Finland to Japan.

World figure skating champion Asada to train under Russian coach Tarasova

TOKYO : World figure skating champion Mao Asada said Tuesday she will train under famed Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova.

Little Inliners Can Try Skating Day Camps
While your big kids are in school activities, team sports and away at residential camps, parents can take the little ones to skating school. This is a great way to…

Inline Skating is Part of High School Curriculum
According to the Intelligence Journal, Lampeter-Strasburg High School in Lampeter, Pennsylvania, is putting the junior and senior classes on inline skates this fall to help improve their fitness. The…

Little Inliners Can Try Skating Day Camps
While your big kids are in school activities, team sports and away at residential camps, parents can take the little ones to skating school. This is a great way to…

Take a Family Approach to Fitness Skating
The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthy weight and overcoming childhood fitness issues is taking a whole-family approach. Skating and other fitness activities were a family…

More Olympians blur borderlines

They’re talking about American gymnastics in the most interesting accents these days at the U.S. Olympic trials.

CRITIC’S CHOICE (East Bay Express)
Family Storytime Will it be The Night Before Christmas? Or The Grinch Who Stole Christmas?Or just a classic tale about sledding, skating, starry nights, and runaway snowmen? Come in from out of the cold and snuggle into the season with well-loved words, music, games, …

Inline Skating is Part of High School Curriculum
According to the Intelligence Journal, Lampeter-Strasburg High School in Lampeter, Pennsylvania, is putting the junior and senior classes on inline skates this fall to help improve their fitness. The…

Breckenridge skateboarders stage protest (Summit Daily News)
Breckenridge skateboarders discarded a perhaps unwarranted reputation for being raffish and unmotivated Saturday to stage a civil-disobedience protest by skating down Main Street.

Movie Script Rewritten to Include Rollerblading Actor
When the popular (and really cute) Indian actor, Shahid Kapur, discovered inline skating while shooting Kismet Konnection in Canada, the film’s director, Aziz Mirza added a new musical scene to…